Management consultant intervention styles and the small organisation

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-64

  Adamson, Ivana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993099135     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb020980     Document Type: Review

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